South Africa Grand Prix 1985: results

Round 15 of the 1985 season, 19 October 1985, at Kyalami Racing Circuit. Nigel Mansell won for Williams from pole position. Fastest lap: Keke Rosberg, 1:08.149 (lap 74).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:28:22.8669
2Keke RosbergWilliams+7.5726
3Alain ProstMcLaren+1 lap4
4Stefan JohanssonFerrari+1 lap3
5Gerhard BergerArrows+1 lap2
6Thierry BoutsenArrows+1 lap1
7Martin BrundleTyrrell+2 laps0
DNFElio De AngelisLotusEngine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiRadiator0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenTurbo0
DNFPhilippe StreiffTyrrellAccident0
DNFAyrton SennaLotusEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoFerrariTurbo0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamEngine0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniTolemanEngine0
DNFTeo FabiTolemanEngine0
DNFMarc SurerBrabhamEngine0
DNFHuub RothengatterOsellaElectrical0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoCollision0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoCollision0
DNSAlan JonesLolaUnwell0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Nigel MansellWilliams
2Nelson PiquetBrabham
3Keke RosbergWilliams
4Ayrton SennaLotus
5Marc SurerBrabham
6Elio De AngelisLotus
7Teo FabiToleman
8Niki LaudaMcLaren
9Alain ProstMcLaren
10Thierry BoutsenArrows
11Gerhard BergerArrows
12Riccardo PatreseAlfa Romeo
13Piercarlo GhinzaniToleman
14Eddie CheeverAlfa Romeo
15Michele AlboretoFerrari
16Stefan JohanssonFerrari
17Martin BrundleTyrrell
18Alan JonesLola
19Philippe StreiffTyrrell
20Pierluigi MartiniMinardi
21Huub RothengatterOsella

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